Imagining Tomorrow

An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet. Lockdown may mean we're spending more time at home, but there's still a lot of the natural world we can look out for (and enjoy) from our doorstep.  In this episode Muna and Isobel speak to 14-year-old RSPB Youth Ambassador, Kabir Kaul, who's on a mission to transform the way we look at urban landscapes and...

An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet. Ramadan has kicked off for Muslims around the world, a time of fasting, reflection and family. This week Muna is talking to 3 British Muslims, Magid Magid, Lamees Hafeez, and Zunaira Malik. They chat about how lockdown has impacted their fasting, cooking channel addictions and advice for making your Ramadan as eco friendl...

An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet So the UN climate talks are postponed, but what really happens there anyway? And does the delay mean anything for climate breakdown? This episode, Muna and Fran chat to Friends of the Earth's international campaigner Rachel. As a regular at the talks, she shares what really goes on there, the highs and lows of the con...

An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet Muna catches up with a few Friends of the Earth staff to see how they're coping and staying connected as we enter life on lockdown. We discuss how we're looking after ourselves, what social distancing means for activism, experiences with homeschooling, and of course what we're binge watching.  As we grapple...

An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet. Our special bonus episode today comes hot on the heels of Friends of the Earth's historic win in the Court of Appeal. On Thursday 27 February, government plans to expand Heathrow airport were ruled illegal, on the grounds that they did not full consider the climate impacts of the project.  But what happens now with H...

An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet. With international women's day around the corner, Muna and Fran meet with Helen Pankhurst to discuss how climate impacts women and girls, and why we're partnering with Care International on their annual March for Women. We also hear from Sostine in Uganda about a grassroots movement to stop rural livelihoods bei...

An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet. With Australian fires dominating the news, alongside floods in Indonesia and the shocking devastation to The Amazon last year, it's no wonder many of us are feeling more than a little on edge about the environment. But with terms like eco anxiety gaining traction, what does it really mean? Why do we feel it? And what...

An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet. After a long and uncertain campaign, 2019 finally became the year we've seen the fracking industry fail. It's been a big win for local campaigning, and the environmental movement as a whole.  But why, and how?  This episode Muna is joined by Friends of the Earth's lead fracking campaigner, Jamie, and our we...

An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet. A General Election gives us the chance to make our voices heard on the issues that matter most. And with increased understanding of the climate emergency - and ever more frequent strikes - will this election turn out to be the UK's first climate election? Muna speaks to Creative Lead Louisa and Political Campaigner R...

An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet. Councils, countries and climate activists are all declaring a climate emergency. But what about industries? Host Muna joins DJ and radio presenter Erica McKoy to discover what the music industry is doing to save the planet. The episode features interviews with the founders of Music Declares Emergency and Mercury Prize nom...

An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet. Since 2018, schoolchildren across the world have been striking on Fridays to draw attention to the worsening climate crisis.  On 20 September 2019 they were joined by millions of adults for the Global Climate Strike. Friends of the Earth's Muna Suleiman interviewed the youth climate activists at the heart of the scho...